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When Disaster Strikes: Crisis Management from Inside Hurricane Matthew

2/1/2017 Krelin Naidu, DO , Jenna Santiago-Wickey, DO , Gregory Capece Jr., DO , Elizabeth Gignac, DO, FACOEP

When Disaster Strikes: Crisis Management from Inside Hurricane Matthew Emergency department (ED) physicians are trained and expected to think on our feet, to make the best of unusual circumstances an

EMS , Practice Environments

A Brief History of Emergency Medical Services in the United States

3/22/2016 Joshua Bucher, MD , Hashim Zaidi, MD

A Brief History of Emergency Medical Services in the United States Pre-hospital emergency care in the modern age is often described as a “hierarchy” of human and physical resources utilized in the ac

Clinical , EMS

The EMS Handoff: A Critical Time for Critical Improvement

1/29/2016 Joshua Bucher, MD , Hashim Zaidi, MD

The EMS Handoff: A Critical Time for Critical Improvement In the middle of a busy shift, you are hastily beckoned to a new patient's room just as he has begun to seize. Your patient is an 8-year-old-

Clinical , EMS , Prehospital Care

The Case for Prehospital and ED Use of Tourniquets

4/30/2015 Joshua Bucher, MD

The Case for Prehospital and ED Use of Tourniquets A 27-year-old male is brought in by ambulance after experiencing a gunshot wound to the mid right thigh. At the time of his arrival with EMS, he is

Clinical , EMS , Prehospital Care

A Quick and Dirty Guide: Information Every Physician Should Know

2/14/2015 Michael Spigner, MD, EMT-CC

A Quick and Dirty Guide: Information Every Physician Should Know The world of EMS represents a mosaic of different systems and practices that share a common goal. If the emergency department had a mo

Health Policy , Disaster Medicine

A Review of U.S. Disaster Preparedness Programs

2/14/2015 E. Page Bridges, MD

A Review of U.S. Disaster Preparedness Programs This fall, the first cases of Ebola were diagnosed and treated in the United States. Although the spread of this disease fell far short of the disaster

Prehospital Care

Backboards: Do They Really Have Your Back?

4/15/2014 Jose V. Nable, MD, NRP , Christina L. Tupe, MD

Backboards: Do They Really Have Your Back? Spinal immobilization has long been considered standard practice for pre-hospital trauma patients. Placing patients on long spinal boards is one of the most

Prehospital Care

Outside the ED: How EMS can Improve Your Emergency Medicine Residency

4/15/2014 Adam Darnobid, MD, FACEP

Outside the ED: How EMS can Improve Your Emergency Medicine Residency Pre-hospital medicine offers unique opportunities to an EM physician, and EMS training complements the emergency medicine curric

Prehospital Care

What EMS Teaches Us

4/15/2014 Emily McClain, MD

What EMS Teaches Us “I'm scared.” The young woman was tearful. These were the words of a patient from our first call of the day, a woman from the local jail with a possible miscarriage. She had had

Browsing: EMS

When Disaster Strikes: Crisis Management from Inside Hurricane Matthew

A Brief History of Emergency Medical Services in the United States

The EMS Handoff: A Critical Time for Critical Improvement

The Case for Prehospital and ED Use of Tourniquets

A Quick and Dirty Guide: Information Every Physician Should Know

A Review of U.S. Disaster Preparedness Programs

Backboards: Do They Really Have Your Back?

Outside the ED: How EMS can Improve Your Emergency Medicine Residency

What EMS Teaches Us

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EMIGcast Episode 42: Helicopter EMS

Please Listen re EMS

Telehealth Triage for EMS

To the Choppa! Best Practice in Air Ambulance Utilization

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